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Women's Basketball Notes - vs Washburn

Truman Women's Basketball vs. Washburn
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 (5:30 p.m.) ~ Kirksville, Mo.
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Game Preview:
A tall task is once again in order as the Truman women's basketball team will be looking for their third straight home win, a fourth win against a ranked team this season and an unprecedented season sweep as they host #14 Washburn Lady Blues on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena.

The Bulldogs (11-7; 6-7 MIAA) rode the momentum of three straight three-pointers early in the second half to throttle #17 Emporia State (Kan.) on Saturday 78-60. It was the largest margin of victory, broke an eight-game losing streak and was the first win at home since 2002 against ESU.

Junior Jennifer Conway and sophomore Nicole Gloor each had 17 points while consecutive three-pointers by senior Breanna Daniels, freshman Allie Norton and junior Becka McHenry broke a three-point game open to a 12 point game in a matter of two minutes on Saturday.

Conway averaged 20 points and eight rebounds last week while adding eight blocked shots. McHenry, coming off the team's first triple-double in nearly 14 years, averaged 13 points with 5.5 rebounds and nine assists.

Washburn (18-3; 11-1 MIAA) has not lost since dropping a 68-66 game in Topeka to the Bulldogs back on December 10th. The Lady Blues have won nine straight, by an average margin of victory of 15.8 points but only defeated Missouri Western on Saturday by five, 60-55.

Ebonie Williams had 19 points in the win as the Griffons kept the Lady Blues from building a double-digit lead in the contest. Williams averaged 20 last week and leads the team at 14.4 points per game while shooting 52% from the field.

Statistically, both teams average offensively over 70 points per game while giving up under 60. The Lady Blues are allowing just 54 points a game while Truman is allowing 59.7. Washburn has better shooting percentages 46% to 41% overall and 39% to 36% from three. They, as the Bulldogs, have been the number one three-point shooting team in Division II during the season.

Junior Megan Sharpe's offensive rebound and put back as time expired broke a long drought against the Lady Blues back on December 10th in Topeka. Sharpe's basket gave Truman a 68-66 win that gave the Bulldogs their first win in the series since 2003 and first win on the road since 1979. The Bulldogs trailed by 14 in the first half but fought back early in the second to tie the game at 49 apiece.

Washburn has not been swept in a regular season series in conference play since Missouri Western won both games during the 2006-07 season.
This will also be the 100th game for the Bulldogs under Coach Michael Smith (42-57) and the 100th game for senior Breanna Daniels.

About The Bulldogs:
Junior Becka McHenry leads Truman in scoring and is 9th in the conference at 13.4 points per game. McHenry is averaging 14.5 in 13 conference games while shooting 42% from the floor with 5.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game. Junior Jennifer Conway is second in scoring at 12.6 points and 12.1 in conference games. Conway is shooting a team-high 48% from the field.

Senior Breanna Daniels is third in scoring at 10.2 and 9.8 in league tilts. Daniels is the team's top free throw shooter at 87% but has only been to the line 32 times.
Sophomore Nicole Gloor has 25 steals and leads the team with 42 offensive rebounds while averaging 9.4 points per game and freshman Allie Norton has made a team-leading 40 three-pointers while scoring 8.6 points a night.

The Bulldogs are averaging 70.1 points per game and 66.3 in conference games. They are shooting 41% from the field, 36% from beyond the arc and 74% from the foul line.

The Series:
Prior to December's win, Washburn had won 18 straight in the series and still has a commanding 40-9 advantage in games played. The Lady Blues are 14-6 in Kirksville with the Bulldogs' last win on the home court coming exactly nine years ago, February 1, 2003 (76-71).

Bulldog Trends:
In the last five games (3-2), Truman is holding opponents to just 21% from behind the line (14-of-66) while out rebounding opponents by 9.6. . Becka McHenry has averaged 15 points in the last five while Jennifer Conway (13.8) and Nicole Gloor (13.6) are second and third with all three shooting above 44% from the field.

In the six Truman conference wins this season, the average margin of victory has been 15.6 points, the closest win was a two-point victory at Washburn and the largest win was a 25 point home win against Southwest Baptist.

In the seven conference losses, the average margin of defeat is just six points, with three one-point losses in the mix. The largest loss was by 21 at Emporia State while Truman dropped one-point games to Northwest, Missouri Western and Pittsburg State.

Quick Look Around The MIAA:
The top three teams have all clinched spots in the MIAA postseason basketball tournament with Pittsburg State (12-1), Washburn (11-1) and Emporia State (10-3) leading the way. Central Missouri (8-5), Fort Hays St. (7-5), Truman (6-7) and Lincoln (5-7) are so far locked into the top eight spots that will travel to Kansas City with Southwest Baptist (4-9) and Missouri Western (3-10) battling for the eighth spot. Missouri Southern and Northwest Missouri, both at 2-11, will need to get hot late to make the dance.

Individually, Missouri Western's Jessica Koch is blistering the leader board in points per game at 23.2 with her nearest player, Central's Nicole Caddell (15.9) being seven points per game back. Lincoln's Vivian Essuon is the only player ranked in the top five in scoring (5th/14.8ppg) and first in rebounding (1st/10.1rpg).

Surpassing A Grand:
Senior Breanna Daniels became the 16th Truman women's basketball player to eclipse 1,000 points for a career and first since Georgia Mueller did so in 2009 earlier this season.

Daniels has started 83 of 99 games played during her Bulldog career and is shooting nearly 40% from the field with 130 made three pointers. Her single-game high in points is 27 against Northwest Missouri on Feb. 17, 2010.  She is averaging 11.5 points per game. Daniels had 64 double figure scoring nights with one double-double.

Daniels is third all-time in Truman history in made three-pointers (132), third in three-pointers attempted (386), eighth in free throw percentage (.789) and 10th in field goals (428), seventh in field goals attempted (1079) and sixth in games started (83).

Notable National Rankings:
In the latest set of national rankings released on Jan. 26th Truman had dropped from second to 19th in three-point field goal percentage (36.3%) while conference rival Washburn has jumped on top with a 39.7% shooting percentage from three.

Truman was 11th in Division II in turnovers per game (14.1). They were 19th in free throw shooting (75.6%).

Individually, Allie Norton is 22nd in three-point field goal percentage (42.7%) while Becka McHenry was 31st in the country in assists per game at 4.8 and was one of 12 players this year with a triple-double.

Notable Conference Rankings:
Truman is second in first in free throw percentage (74.2%) and first in turnover margin (+2.8).

Becka McHenry
  • 9th Scoring (13.6/g)
  • 19th Rebounds (5.2/g)
  • 9th FG Pct. (43.1%)
  • 2nd Assists (4.9/g)
  • 10th FT Pct. (71.6%)
  • 9th Steals (1.5/g)
  • 4th Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.8)
  • 13th Def. Reb. (4.1/g)
  • 6th Minutes (31.9/g)
 
Jennifer Conway
  • 14th Scoring (12.6/g)
  • 13th Rebounds (6.4/g)
  • 6th FG Pct. (48.1%)
  • 7th FT Pct. (76.1%)
  • 10th Blocks (1.2/g)
  • 8th Off. Reb. (2.5/g)
 
Allie Norton
  • T13th Assists (2.9/g)
  • 6th 3pt Pct. (42.1%)
  • 3rd 3pt Made (2.2/g)
 
Breanna Daniels
  • 27th Scoring (10.1/g)
  • 14th Rebounds (6.4/g)
  • 12th 3pt Pct. (35.9%)
  • 7th Def. Reb. (5.1/g)
 
Nicole Gloor
  • 13th FT Pct. (69.4%)
  • 13th Steals (1.4/g)
  • 9th Off. Reb. (2.3/g)
 
Bulldog Tip-Ins:
  • Truman is averaging 70.1 points and shooting 41% from the field, 36% from the arc and 74% from the line. Last season the team averaged 62.7 points shooting 39% from the field, 33% from beyond the arc and 66% from the free throw line.
  • The Bulldogs are 7-3 in Pershing Arena this season and 13-9 over the past two years at home.
  • Over the past two years, Truman is 8-10 on the road in conference play. From 2000-2010, the Bulldogs were just 15 and 75 (.200) in league road tilts.
  • Truman has led at the half in 13 games this year and has won nine. They have trailed the other five games and won two of them.
  • The Bulldogs have won the battle of the boards in 13 games this season with the largest margin of 19 against Lincoln. They have had a double-digit advantage in rebounds in eight games.
  • Three Bulldogs have topped 20 points seven times this season. Becka McHenry and Nicole Gloor had single-game highs of 24 with both coming against Lincoln University. McHenry has had three 20-point plus games while Gloor and Jennifer Conway have two.
  • Truman has had five different players through 18 games lead them in scoring. McHenry has eight games while Conway (5), Gloor (4), Daniels (2) and Jenny Dorman have one game.
  • Five Bulldogs have each recorded double-doubles through 18 games. Jennifer Conway has three while Breanna Daniels, Allie Norton, Nicole Gloor and Becka McHenry have one apiece. Three Bulldogs recorded double-doubles last season with five coming from Jennifer Conway and one apiece from Amy Galey and Megan Sharpe.
  • Becka McHenry recorded the first triple-double for the Bulldogs since December 1, 1998 when she scored 14 and had 10 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the 12th triple-double recorded in Division II this season and first in the MIAA since Missouri Western's Tiffany Davis recorded on in 2006 against Washburn (18p, 14,r, 11a).
Up Next:
The Bulldogs will play the next three on the road, with a trip to Bolivar, Mo. on Saturday to face Southwest Baptist University. Truman defeated SBU 79-54 on December 7th. Following the 1:00 p.m. start against the Bearcats, Truman will head to Fort Hays State next Wednesday night before ending the trip with a non-conference game at McKendree (Ill.) next Saturday.

 Player Notes:

#5 Allison Wiese – Has appeared in 10 games, five in the MIAA thus far…scored a season-high six points against Central Methodist while playing 13 minutes and adding two steals.
#10 Kaitlin Stump – Has missed the past 17 games with an injury…only action of the season was in the opener against Lindenwood-Belleville where she played eight minutes and had one assist.
#12 Allie Norton – Started all 18 games and leads the team with 40 three-pointers and a 42% three-point shooting percentage…has scored in double-figures eight times this season with a season-high 16 points against Quincy and Missouri Southern…is second on the team with assists with 52 and dished out 10 for a double-double against Central Methodist.
#13 Jenny Dorman – Has come off the bench in all 18 games this season…scored in double figures twice with a season-high 19 points against Central Methodist…averaging about 12 minutes per game and is shooting about 32% from the field and 29% from beyond the arc.
#15 Jennifer Conway – Started 16 games and is tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and is second in scoring at 12.6 points per game…has been in double-figures 12 times this season with a high of 23 points against Pittsburg State…shooting 48% from the floor and has three double-doubles.
#21 Megan Sharpe – Joined the team on Dec. 3rd after earning all-America honors for the third straight year on the volleyball court…has played in 12 games, making four starts…had the game-winning basket against #15 Washburn as time expired while also playing a season-high 25 minutes.
#22 Becka McHenry – Team leader in minutes played at 31.9 per game while also first in scoring 13.4 and first in assists with 89…has scored over 20 points on three occasions with a high of 24 against Lincoln…been in double-figures 13 times and had a triple-double with 14, points, 10, rebounds and 10 assists against Pittsburg State on Jan. 25.
#24 Sarah Gaeddert – Had played in 15 games this year and averaging around eight minutes a game…scored a season-high four points against Lindenwood-Belleville, Central Methodist and Northwest Missouri and added three assists with six rebounds in a win over Rockhurst.
#25 Bianca Szafarowicz – Has started five and come off the bench in 13 games…shooting 49% from the field and is third on the team with 29 offensive rebounds…scored a season-high 11 points in a win over William Penn and pulled down nine rebounds with six offensive in a win against Lindenwood-Belleville.
#32 Nicole Gloor – Has started 11 games and came off the bench in the other seven games…is the team's top defensive player…has scored in double-figures nine times this season with a high of 24 against Lincoln…second on the team lead in steals with 25 and third with six blocked shots…averaging about 23 minutes per game.
#41 Rachel Remick – Played in all 18 games making one start against Northwest Missouri…scored in 13…season-high is eight points against Emporia State on Dec. 17th…posted a season-high nine rebounds against Lindenwood-Belleville.
#42 Breanna Daniels – Has started 15 games and came off the bench in the other three…averaging 27.3 minutes in each…has been in double-figures 12 times with a season-high 16 points coming against Missouri Southern.…has one-double-double on the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Lindenwood-Belleville…went over the 1,000 career point total with 13 against Pittsburg State on Dec. 3…a third team all-MIAA member and Academic all-district selection last season.
 
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